Week 1, 1991

played in Los Angeles, CA

74 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	3	0	0	0	-	3
Los Angeles Rams	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 SFO - Steve Christie 43 field goal
3Q: 08:31 LAS - Charlie Baumann 46 field goal
3Q: 03:18 LAS - Ricky Watters 5 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 SFO - Steve Christie 43 field goal
3Q: 08:31 LAS - Charlie Baumann 46 field goal
3Q: 03:18 LAS - Ricky Watters 5 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)

Team Statistics SFO LAS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 207 314
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 3.45 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 91 100
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 2.84 3.45
Net Passing Yards 116 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 11 - 1 36 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 116 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/13
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 6/52
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	SFO	LAS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	207	314
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	3.45	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	91	100
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	2.84	3.45
Net Passing Yards	116	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 11 - 1	36 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	116	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/13
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	6/52
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	11:36	2:37	OPP 49	5	23	Field Goal
1	8:08	1:25	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
1	0:09	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:46	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:09	0:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:11	1:47	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
2	3:13	0:45	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	2	20	Half
3	11:26	1:30	OWN 18	3	1	Interception
3	8:23	1:04	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
3	6:33	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:12	3:12	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
4	12:46	2:13	OWN 16	4	15	Punt
4	3:42	3:04	OWN 20	12	79	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	1:23	OWN 18	4	21	Interception
1	8:59	0:51	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	6:43	6:34	OWN 8	10	54	Punt
2	13:34	2:48	OWN 42	5	49	Interception
2	9:24	2:15	OWN 41	6	6	Punt
2	4:24	1:11	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	2:28	1:30	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 29	6	15	Punt
3	9:56	1:33	OPP 30	3	1	Field Goal
3	7:19	0:46	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	5:02	1:50	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
4	10:33	6:51	OWN 28	10	61	Missed FG
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 1	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Watters, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	25	66	2.64	16	4	0
Sammie Smith	7	25	3.57	8	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	23	88	3.83	28	2	1
Anthony Thompson	5	18	3.60	13	1	0
Dennis Bligen	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Beuerlein	28	11	116	0/0	0	39	1	37.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	36	20	231	2/17	0	54	2	51.9

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	3	9	3.00	1	6
WR John Taylor	2	4	14	7.00	0	8
TE Shannon Sharpe	2	5	19	9.50	0	13
TE Manute Bol	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
WR Bruce Hill	1	6	39	39.00	26	39
FB Merril Hoge	1	2	10	10.00	5	10
RB John Settle	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Jo Jo Townsell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Calvin Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ricky Watters	5	6	88	17.60	65	54
WR Roy Green	4	7	65	16.25	21	22
WR Jerry Rice	2	9	9	4.50	4	6
WR Robert Clark	2	5	16	8.00	9	14
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	21	10.50	2	12
RB Anthony Thompson	2	3	9	4.50	0	9
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	7	7.00	7	7
C Mark Lewis	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Eric Sievers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	0.00	0
S Dedrick Dodge	1	5	5.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Shane Conlan	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Settle	1	1	0
Ron Mattes	0	1	0
Clyde Simmons	0	0	1
Merril Hoge	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Young	1	1	0
Cosmo Kramer	1	0	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	11	493	44.8	36.5	59	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	376	47.0	38.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Christie	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	1/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Lush	3	20	6.7	0
Erroll Tucker	1	6	6.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	6	52	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Dingle	2	38	19.0	0
Erroll Tucker	1	29	29.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Taylor	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	11	2	1.0	28	35
S Anthony Newman	8	2	0.0	25	27
S Terry Hoage	4	4	0.0	22	23
OLB Kevin Greene	3	0	0.0	25	33
DE Clyde Simmons	2	2	1.0	16	28
DE Leon Seals	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	0.0	23	28
DE Kevin Brooks	2	0	0.0	18	26
CB Erroll Tucker	2	0	0.0	8	21
CB Delton Hall	2	0	0.0	26	30
DE Ray Seals	2	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Mike Croel	2	0	0.0	17	11
DT Bill Pickel	1	1	0.0	18	23
DT Tony Casillas	1	1	0.0	11	15
S Mike Lush	1	1	0.0	7	20
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	1	0.0	20	24
ILB William Thomas	1	1	0.0	4	2
WR John Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	1	0	0.0	15	18
S Dedrick Dodge	1	0	0.0	4	17

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	9	2	0.0	28	24
OLB Mike Singletary	7	0	0.0	27	21
S Steve Atwater	6	2	0.0	30	27
ILB Dennis Gibson	5	1	0.0	27	24
DE Lorenzo Freeman	2	2	0.0	20	18
CB Charles Wright	2	2	0.0	27	20
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	6	6
S Kevin Porter	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Esera Ruaolo	2	0	0.0	20	20
DT Marty Lyons	1	0	0.0	19	15
CB Darrell Green	1	0	0.0	25	17
DE William Fuller	1	0	0.0	26	24
QB Steve Young	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Shane Curry	1	0	0.0	18	14
DT Willie Wyatt	0	1	0.0	18	17

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clyde Simmons	1.0	0	1	1	28
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Bill Pickel	0.0	2	0	0	23
DT Tony Casillas	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Ray Seals	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Kevin Brooks	0.0	0	2	0	26

Los Angeles	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Fuller	1	2	24
DE Lorenzo Freeman	0	2	18
DT Marty Lyons	0	1	15
S Steve Atwater	0	1	27
DT Willie Wyatt	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	5	1	0	35
S Anthony Newman	3	0	0	27
OLB Kevin Greene	2	2	0	33
S Mike Lush	1	1	0	20
S Terry Hoage	1	1	0	23
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	1	28
DT Bill Pickel	1	0	0	23
DE Kevin Brooks	1	0	0	26
CB Erroll Tucker	1	0	0	21
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	30
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	0	24
CB Robert Massey	1	0	0	10
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	1	0	0	18
S Dedrick Dodge	0	0	1	17

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	1	0	24
S Deron Cherry	2	0	0	24
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0	6
S Kevin Porter	2	0	0	10
S Steve Atwater	1	2	0	27
CB Charles Wright	1	0	0	20
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	0	7
OLB Mike Singletary	0	1	0	21
ILB Shane Conlan	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Jackson	2	9	28	26
Matt Darwin	1	4	18	16
Nate Newton	1	3	27	25
Jeff Uhlenhake	1	1	23	26
Tony Mandarich	0	6	32	28
Ron Mattes	0	4	22	17
Jeff Maddox	0	4	10	2
Merril Hoge	0	1	20	13

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Flannery	3	8	25	0	29
Jumbo Elliott	3	5	23	0	31
Patrick Salonen	2	4	20	0	28
Paul Gruber	1	3	29	1	37
Blake Moore	1	3	10	0	11
Jeff Criswell	1	1	6	0	7
Carlton Haselrig	0	3	11	0	15
John Bruhin	0	2	20	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Erroll Tucker	2	19
Mike Croel	1	27
Merril Hoge	1	19
Mike Dingle	1	17
Jo Jo Townsell	1	13
Ron Mattes	1	12
Nate Newton	1	12

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Ezor	3	25
Mike Dyal	2	12
Terry Taylor	1	25
Shane Conlan	1	5

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	28	35	3	66
Nate Newton	27	25	---	---	12	64
Jeff Uhlenhake	23	26	---	---	12	61
Steve Beuerlein	32	28	---	---	---	60
Tony Mandarich	32	28	---	---	---	60
Kevin Greene	---	---	25	33	1	59
Delton Hall	---	---	26	30	---	56
John Jackson	28	26	---	---	2	56
Mike Croel	---	---	17	11	27	55
Terry McDaniel	---	---	23	28	2	53
Shannon Sharpe	28	25	---	---	---	53
Merril Hoge	20	13	---	---	19	52
Anthony Newman	---	---	25	27	---	52
Ron Mattes	22	17	---	---	12	51
Bill Pickel	---	---	18	23	7	48
Erroll Tucker	---	---	8	21	19	48
John Settle	25	22	---	---	1	48
Kevin Brooks	---	---	18	26	3	47
Clyde Simmons	---	---	16	28	3	47
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	20	24	3	47
Matt Darwin	18	16	---	---	12	46
Terry Hoage	---	---	22	23	1	46
John Taylor	24	18	---	---	---	42
Mike Lush	---	---	7	20	13	40
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	15	18	7	40
Manute Bol	12	9	---	---	17	38
Ed McCaffrey	14	18	---	---	6	38
Robert Massey	---	---	6	10	18	34
Bruce Hill	16	15	---	---	---	31
Leon Seals	---	---	11	12	8	31
Tony Casillas	---	---	11	15	3	29
Sammie Smith	7	6	---	---	15	28
Ray Seals	---	---	13	10	4	27
Mike Dingle	5	1	---	---	17	23
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	4	17	2	23
Jeff Maddox	10	2	---	---	10	22
Jo Jo Townsell	2	3	---	---	13	18
Calvin Williams	7	10	---	---	---	17
Matt Vanderbeek	---	---	2	5	6	13
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
William Thomas	---	---	4	2	4	10
Steve Christie	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rodney Peete	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	29	38	---	---	---	67
Paul Gruber	29	37	---	---	---	66
William Fuller	---	---	26	24	12	62
John Bruhin	20	30	---	---	9	59
Steve Atwater	---	---	30	27	1	58
Patrick Salonen	20	28	---	---	10	58
Jerry Rice	23	33	---	---	---	56
Jumbo Elliott	23	31	---	---	---	54
John Flannery	25	29	---	---	---	54
Deron Cherry	---	---	28	24	1	53
Mike Singletary	---	---	27	21	3	51
Dennis Gibson	---	---	27	24	---	51
Titus Dixon	12	20	---	---	19	51
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	20	20	11	51
Charles Wright	---	---	27	20	---	47
Ricky Watters	24	23	---	---	---	47
Frank Simmons	---	---	17	22	6	45
Darrell Green	---	---	25	17	1	43
Robert Clark	15	19	---	---	5	39
Lorenzo Freeman	---	---	20	18	1	39
Aaron Wallace	---	---	5	7	27	39
Roy Green	16	21	---	---	---	37
Terry Taylor	---	---	6	6	25	37
Mark Lewis	13	13	---	---	11	37
Eric Sievers	11	11	---	---	14	36
Carlton Haselrig	11	15	---	---	10	36
Willie Wyatt	---	---	18	17	1	36
Marty Lyons	---	---	19	15	1	35
Mike Dyal	9	14	---	---	12	35
Cosmo Kramer	5	9	---	---	20	34
Dennis Bligen	12	15	---	---	5	32
Shane Curry	---	---	18	14	---	32
Blake Moore	10	11	---	---	7	28
Bret Clark	---	---	9	8	10	27
Blake Ezor	0	0	---	---	25	25
Jeff Criswell	6	7	---	---	10	23
Louis Cooper	---	---	7	6	9	22
Kevin Porter	---	---	9	10	1	20
Lonnie Marts	---	---	9	4	6	19
Anthony Thompson	5	12	---	---	---	17
Shane Conlan	---	---	5	4	5	14
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Henry Lush	1	2	---	---	4	7
Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	6	31	5.2
Right	13	16	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	52	3.7
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	3	-7	-2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Beuerlein	28	11	1	2	2	4	7	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	36	20	4	1	1	5	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	19	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	97	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	71	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	73	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	65	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	6	1	0	39	1	15
TE Shannon Sharpe	5	2	1	19	0	25
TE Manute Bol	4	1	1	13	0	9
WR John Taylor	4	2	0	14	0	18
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	3	0	9	0	18
FB Merril Hoge	2	1	0	10	0	13
RB John Settle	2	1	0	12	0	22
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0	0	0	10

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Rice	9	2	0	9	0	33
WR Roy Green	7	4	0	65	2	21
RB Ricky Watters	6	5	0	88	2	23
WR Robert Clark	5	2	0	16	0	19
RB Anthony Thompson	3	2	0	9	0	12
WR Titus Dixon	2	2	0	21	0	20
TE Eric Sievers	1	0	1	0	0	11
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	7	0	15
C Mark Lewis	1	1	0	5	0	13
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	2	8	4.00	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Beuerlein	5	3	16	3.20	4.14

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	3	19	3.80	6.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	2	3	1.50	3.00
TE Manute Bol	1	1	13	13.00	3.25
WR John Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
FB Merril Hoge	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Rice	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Roy Green	1	1	14	14.00	9.29
C Mark Lewis	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Anthony Thompson	1	1	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	5	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Beuerlein	11	4	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	3	0	0
WR John Taylor	2	1	0
TE Shannon Sharpe	2	1	0
TE Manute Bol	1	0	0
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	1
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	1	0
WR Roy Green	2	0	0
WR Robert Clark	2	1	0
RB Anthony Thompson	2	2	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (25,300)
End Zone 13,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (25,300)
End Zone	13,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)